Henry Hübchen, born February 20, 1947, in Berlin, attended drama school at Schauspielschule Berlin-Schöneweide. In 1970, he made his stage debut at the theatre in Magdeburg. Since 1974, Hübchen is a permanent cast member of Berlin"s Volksbühne where over the course of countless productions he has turned into the artistic alter ego of director Frank Castorf and where he also directs plays. In 1994, theatre magazine "Theater heute" named him "Best actor of the year". Hübchen made his debut on the movie screen in 1965 in "Die Söhne der großen Bärin" ("The Sons of Great Bear") and played his first larger role in "Jakob, der Lügner" ("Jacob the liar", 1975). In the GDR, Hübchen became popular in the TV crime series "Polizeiruf 110" and in "Das wirkliche Blau", a film version of the story by Anna Seghers. In West Germany, Hübchen became known in the TV mini-series "Karl May" (1992), in "Der Schattenmann" (1996), and in "Der König von St. Pauli" (1998) as well as in the two TV crime series "Polizeiruf 110" and "Commissario Laurenti".

At the same time, Hübchen whose acting range covers grotesquely funny to cryptic, psychopathological characters started a second career on the movie screen. His best-known films include "Ein Mann für jede Tonart" (1993), "Sonnenallee" ("Sun Alley", 1999), "Sass" (2000), and "Alles auf Zucker" ("Go for Zucker!", 2004). In "Alles auf Zucker", Hübchen played a Berlin gambler with Jewish heritage and his masterly performance in this comedic part won him the 2005 German film award. In Andreas Dresen"s film "Whisky mit Wodka" ("Whisky with Vodka", 2009), he made a self-ironic performance as a popular ageing actor.

Hübchen was a GDR champion of windsurfing (1981 and 1982) and wrote songs for the rock band "City", including their hit "Casablanca" (1987). His wife Sanna heads an agency for actors, his daughter Theresa (born in 1971) works as an actress.